Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Polynesia

Polynesia: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 88.39 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
88.39 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 20 countries
All-time high
165.54 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
84.72 1000 ha
in 2020
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Polynesia, 2001–2024

0501001502001201220242001: 165.5 1000 ha2002: 114.4 1000 ha2003: 106.3 1000 ha2004: 102.1 1000 ha2005: 104 1000 ha2006: 104.3 1000 ha2007: 103.8 1000 ha2008: 102.4 1000 ha2009: 102.8 1000 ha2010: 99.5 1000 ha2011: 97.9 1000 ha2012: 95.7 1000 ha2013: 92.4 1000 ha2014: 92 1000 ha2015: 91.1 1000 ha2016: 89.6 1000 ha2017: 88.7 1000 ha2018: 88.1 1000 ha2019: 84.9 1000 ha2020: 84.7 1000 ha2021: 87.4 1000 ha2022: 90.4 1000 ha2023: 88.6 1000 ha2024: 88.4 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, mangroves — area from modis in Polynesia stood at 88.39 1000 ha.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Polynesia peaked at 165.54 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.72 1000 ha, in 2020.

That places Polynesia 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Polynesia, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 165.54 1000 ha —
2002 114.36 1000 ha -30.9%
2003 106.29 1000 ha -7.1%
2004 102.08 1000 ha -4.0%
2005 103.98 1000 ha +1.9%
2006 104.32 1000 ha +0.3%
2007 103.8 1000 ha -0.5%
2008 102.4 1000 ha -1.3%
2009 102.83 1000 ha +0.4%
2010 99.53 1000 ha -3.2%
2011 97.91 1000 ha -1.6%
2012 95.7 1000 ha -2.3%
2013 92.39 1000 ha -3.5%
2014 91.98 1000 ha -0.4%
2015 91.1 1000 ha -1.0%
2016 89.61 1000 ha -1.6%
2017 88.68 1000 ha -1.0%
2018 88.12 1000 ha -0.6%
2019 84.91 1000 ha -3.6%
2020 84.72 1000 ha -0.2%
2021 87.44 1000 ha +3.2%
2022 90.38 1000 ha +3.4%
2023 88.59 1000 ha -2.0%
2024 88.39 1000 ha -0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 -30.9% 165.54 1000 ha 114.36 1000 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 111.73 1000 ha 102.08 1000 ha 165.54 1000 ha 9
2010s 91.99 1000 ha 84.91 1000 ha 99.53 1000 ha 10
2020s 87.9 1000 ha 84.72 1000 ha 90.38 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  1. 5 Nigeria 1,147 1000 ha compare
  2. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 487.34 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 Philippines 970.67 1000 ha compare
  4. 6 Viet Nam 406.35 1000 ha compare
  5. 7 Australia 891.34 1000 ha compare
  6. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 156.7 1000 ha compare
  7. 8 Bangladesh 714.42 1000 ha compare
  8. 9 Malaysia 703.84 1000 ha compare
  9. 9 Micronesia 56.95 1000 ha compare
  10. 10 Colombia 654.02 1000 ha compare
  11. 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.74 1000 ha compare
  12. 11 Mexico 596.07 1000 ha compare
  13. 11 Timor-Leste 9 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mangroves — area from modis in Polynesia?
Mangroves — area from modis in Polynesia was 88.39 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 165.54 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 84.72 1000 ha in 2020.
How does Polynesia rank for mangroves — area from modis?
Polynesia ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Polynesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mangroves — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.